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T10 WHATS UP! April 15 - 21, 2018 jn ("X-Men," 2000) and Olym- pic athlete Lindsey Vonn. ACM Award-nominated art- ist Bentley put out a call to fans earlier this month, look- ing to make his performance special. The singer asked his fans on social media to send images of their personal fe- male heroes for the chance to be part of his performance of "Woman, Amen," and photos of these heroes will be dis- played behind Bentley while he performs his hit during the show. Bentley is not the only one dropping performance hints. McEntire revealed that she would be interested in per- forming with country icon Dolly Parton during the cere- mony. There's been no official word yet whether the host will be performing during the show with or without Parton, though she surely got fans ex- cited at the prospect. The New Female Vocalist category suggests that the nominees will be largely un- known to music fans, but there's something familiar about nearly all of this year's nominated artists. With the exception of "Every Little Thing" singer Carly Pearce, all of the category's nominees have been contestants on sing- ing competition shows. Lau- ren Alaina was runner-up in season 10 of "American Idol," Danielle Bradbery became the then-youngest winner of "The Voice" in season 4, and "Lone- ly Call" singer RaeLynn made it to the quarter-finals of "The Voice" in 2012. That much tal- ent makes for an exciting, tight race between nominees. Of course, there are plenty of more seasoned artists vying for awards as well. The Vocal Duo of the year category fea- tures new talent LOCASH go- ing up against new favorites Brothers Osborne, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line and the classic duo of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Interestingly enough, the 2017 album "The Rest of Our Life," for which they're nominated, is the first collaborative album from Mc- Graw and Hill. They have been married for 21 years, and both are major country stars in their own right. The ACM continues its tra- dition of raising money for its charitable arm, ACM Lifting Lives, with four nights of events in Las Vegas from April 12 to 15. Money raised through the events funds music educa- tion, disaster relief and help- ing communities in need. No- table acts appearing over the four days are the nominees for Songwriter of the Year and Fe- male Vocalist of the Year, and Video of the Year nominee Ballerini. Be sure to find out who takes all the big wins from the 53rd Academy of Country Mu- sic Awards by tuning in to CBS for the live broadcast on Sun- day, April 15. Reba McEntire, host of the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards continued from page T2 Pro host: Reba McEntire returns to host the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards TV FEATURE